[bitops]

Agreed - if you swing a sword hard enough it just becomes a bat, not a cutting device. I feel like this armor empowers people who'd like the experience of just wailing on somebody with a stick, but it doesn't really simulate a real combat scenario.

[davidw]

> I feel like this armor empowers people who'd like the experience of just wailing on somebody with a stick

I could see some motivational company meetings employing this to great effect....

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This could revolutionize SCA combat (and let me keep all my teeth!)